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Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced Wednesday that the final efficacy analysis of their vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, undergoing the phase 3 trial met all of the study’s primary efficacy endpoints. Biotech companies said the study indicated a 95 percent vaccine efficacy rate, close to the efficacy rate found in early …

Tehran’s ambassador to the UN says rival Saudi Arabia is looking for an excuse to build nuclear weapons and blaming Iran. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Saudi Arabia is trying to use Iran as an excuse to develop nuclear weapons after a Saudi minister said …

India did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement because it would have had “negative consequences”, although the country is interested in a “fair and balanced” free trade pact with the European Union (EU), Minister of Affairs Foreign S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. New Delhi had indicated …

The US Navy plans to revive a tactical formation that will focus on the Indian and Pacific Oceans and work with partners such as India and Singapore to deal with potential contingencies, a senior US naval defense official said. Kenneth Braithwaite, the U.S. secretary of the Navy or the top …

By: Reuters | Updated: November 18, 2020 8:21:33 pm The drugmaker said the efficacy of the vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was consistent across age and ethnic demographics. Pfizer Inc said Wednesday that final results of the last stage of the trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show that …

Boeing 737 MAX airplane on the ground seen parked at the Boeing facility at Grant County International Airport Washington: After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate turmoil and a showdown with global regulators, Boeing Co on Wednesday won approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX …

Vedanta Group, led by Anil Agarwal, said on Wednesday that it has filed an expression of interest (EoI) to buy the government’s 52.98 percent stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL). “Vedanta’s EoI for BPCL is to assess potential synergies with our current oil and gas business. The EoI is in …

The nation’s aviation safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, saying it was done after a thorough and methodical 20-month review process. Regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019, following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane. That came less than five months after another Max flown …

Pfizer Inc. said a final analysis of data from clinical trials showed that its Covid-19 vaccine was 95% effective, paving the way for the company to apply for the first U.S. regulatory clearance for a vaccine against the coronavirus in a few days. US drugmaker and partner BioNTech SE said …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | November 18, 2020 6:32:00 pm Obama said that Gandhi is “like a student eager to impress the teacher, but without the aptitude and passion to master the subject.” (Photo: Twitter / @ RahulGandhi) Former US President Barack Obama’s latest memoir, ‘A Promise …